Yeah, I know, just what the planet needs, yet another Blog. But this one is the OFFICIAL Blog of Illustration-ist, cartoonist, humor- mongerist, greasy Stooge-Shemp Howard-enthusiast, Danny Thomas glass coffee table ponderist Drew Friedman! Happier now?

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

In early 1965, BLUEBOOK magazine obtained the rights to reprint a chapter ("The Unnatural History of love") from Groucho Marx's 1963 sexual memoir MEMOIRS of a MANGY LOVER. They hired the great Jack Davis to create a wonderful B&W illustration of Groucho sitting atop a sick world, observing couples making out throughout history. Jack channeled his amazing panoramic movie poster and LP illustrations for "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" two years earlier.

This piece of art was new to me and as far as I know has never been reprinted. It's from the collection of Bill Leach who also owns the Davis original art. My thanks to Bill for sharing it all!

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

This is my new portrait for the New York Observer of actor/cartoon voice artist Hank Azaria posed as massive-toupee wearing former hairdresser turned porn auteur Gerard Damiano. Azaria appears in the new film "Lovelace"

Leonard Maltin discusses this very blog you're looking at!

Drew Friedman, founder. circa 1947

About Drew Friedman (not the Drew Friedman who sells designer rugs in Nantucket):

Drew Friedman is an award winning illustrator/cartoonist/figure skater. His work has appeared in Raw, Weirdo, SPY, National Lampoon, Snarf, The New York Times, MAD, The New Yorker, BLAB!, The New York Observer, The Wall Street Journal, HONK!, Rolling Stone, Field & Stream, TIME, The Village Voice, etc. His comics and illustrations have been collected in 5 anthologies, the latest, "TOO SOON?" published by Fantagraphics in 2010. His collection of portraits "Drew Friedman's Sideshow Freaks" was published by Blast books in 2011. His third volume of portraits of old Jewish comedians "Even MORE Old Jewish Comedians" was published in 2011, featuring a foreword by Roastmaster General, Jeffrey Ross. Enough is enough.